KITTIE Frontwoman: 'I Feel The Band Is In Its Resurrection Stage'

KITTIE frontwoman Morgan Lander has comented on the recording process for the band's new album, tentatively due in March 2007 through the group's own label, dubbed Kiss of Infamy Records.

KITTIE entered Retromedia Studios in Red Bank, New Jersey studio in July with producer Jack Ponti (BON JOVI, DORO, SKID ROW, ALICE COOPER) to begin recording the CD. Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER) has been tapped to mix the effort, which will mark the band's first full-length release since its split with longtime home Artemis Records.

Lander said: "Starting our own label is an amazing feeling. We have always been entrepreneurs of sorts, so this path really made sense. I cannot tell you how lucky we are that Jack chose to come out of retirement to do this album with us. He taught us a lot about recording, about how less is always more, about improving sound with different microphone placement, and the importance of focusing on one song at a time. Jack is also a master at arranging vocal harmonies, which is something we have never really experimented with.

"This album has so many more dimensions than anything we have ever done before," she continued. "The harmonies are huge and lush, and the guitars are crushing and complex all at the same time. The bass is smooth and complimentary to the ridiculously fast and precise drums and allows the song to just open up. There is so much more going on now musically rather than two guitars playing the same riffs."

The upcoming CD will be a concept record.

"All of the songs were written over a period of about a year and a half and they all revolve around dying, death, and the promise of resurrection," Morgan said. "The subject matter is a direct result of what Mercedes [Lander, drums] and I were going through personally and professionally these past few years — dealing with life on the road, personnel changes, deceit, hopelessness and an overall feeling of 'is this the end.' Death of one kind or another — be it literally, figuratively, or emotionally — has been at the center of our lives these past few years. But you must have death before you have resurrection and I feel the band is in its resurrection stage — a new hope, a new light and a rebirth."

Songtitles set to appear on the new CD include "Never Again", "Funeral For Yesterday", "The Change", "Breathe", "Last Goodbye", "Slow Motion" and "Flowers of Flesh and Blood".

KITTIE's downloadable EP, entitled "Never Again", was released in February through Rock Ridge Music. iTunes is offering an exclusive four-track version of the EP, which includes bonus track "Everything That Could Have Been".

KITTIE has sold more than a million records since the release of its debut, "Spit", in 2000. That album was followed by 2001's "Oracle" and 2004's "Until the End", with several EPs in between.